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Great life car
baddaddy3000, 04/27/2023
2005 Ford Focus ZX3 SES 2dr Hatchback (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
Bought this car used ,had for ten years now. Wow what a little dependable car. Must be the best car every built. 296888 miles and I just replaced the factor starter.
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Key stuck in ignition
rebel5386, 08/06/2009
2005 Ford Focus ZX5 SES 4dr Hatchback (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
4 of 5 people found this review helpful
This is an awesome car. I love it. I have 63000 on it, bought it with 35000. I just now had to replace the breaks and a tail light. However, my key won't come out. Its the ignition tumbler, and ford wants 300 at least to fix it. I don't suppose someone knows a way around this? I love this car, its so much fun, I paid too much at the time, but it has been so worth it. I just hate that I can't get my key out. The car starts fine, and turns off fine, its just that the key wont come out. HELP!!!!!!!!!!!
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focuszombie, 06/29/2008
2005 Ford Focus ZX3 SE 2dr Hatchback (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
4 of 5 people found this review helpful
The Focus seems to take a beating in the reviews, but mine has been pretty much what I expected. I bought it used (lease return) and it was cheap transpo. Maintenance? I've replaced brake pads once (I'm at 42K miles), tires once, and done oil changes. That's it. Not bad. Resale value? Holding its own with current gas prices. I downsized from a Ranger 4x4 the Focus is like driving a sports car to me. Mountain roads are more fun and the road trip to Trona where my Focus left a Toyota PreRunner 2 miles in the dust on desert dirt roads, now that was a blast! Ford, why'd you kill the hatchback? Hatchbacks rule for small car utility and capacity. Bring it back! Yeah, I like mine!
Great little car
fundrive, 02/17/2005
2005 Ford Focus ZX3 SE 2dr Hatchback (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
I owned a 2001 Ford Focus ZTS and drove my brother's 2001 Honda Civic Lx while I was home for several weeks. When I went to buy a new car, I was set on the Civic until I drove the new Focus. It just feels better to me. The performance is much better than my old Focus, the transmission is smoother and quieter, and overall the workmanship seems higher quality. I wouldn't consider it the best of its class, but it is as good or better than the Civic, Corolla and Cavalier, all of which I test drove. Would I change things? Yes, but for the amount I paid, it is a great car. I put 120,000 on my old Focus in 4 years without any problems. I expect no less from this fun little car.
WOW whatta car!
Ash, 03/30/2005
2005 Ford Focus ZX3 SE 2dr Hatchback (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
OK, I have a cat named Chevy if that tells you anything. I swore I would never ever buy a Ford, but after test driving a Focus ZX3 SES I must say, I was floored. I ended up getting the SE model but love it just the same! It gets great mileage, runs great, is pretty zippy, and is all around a great deal. I must say, I will probably trade this in in a few years for another FORD! :)